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Option 1—If you are between 59½ and 70½: Once you hit 59½, you may begin taking money out of your IRA without paying a penalty. You'll pay income tax on the amount you decide to withdraw, even if you use this money to make a gift to Penn State. But if you itemize your tax deductions, you are eligible to take an income tax charitable deduction for the full value of the gift, reducing your overall tax bill.
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Thanks,, pblove. Mast cell tumors aren't one of the cancers they're tracking, but the study is interesting all the same.
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Stevens is proud to honor Mr. deFerrari, someone who exemplifies what defines Stevens graduates.
Hoboken, N.J. (PRWEB) May 15, 2014
At 89 years old, Kenneth deFerrari is still checking off items on his bucket list. The World War II veteran attended Stevens Institute of Technology in the 1950s but, due to a job transfer, was forced to drop out just shy of obtaining the necessary credits for graduation. Now, more than 60 years later, he will receive an honorary Bachelor's Degree from the university he very much considers his Alma Mater.
"I'm feeling very proud," said deFerrari. "I always said I had the knowledge and experience, I was just missing the piece of paper."
Although unable to complete his degree, the knowledge he gained during his time at Stevens enabled him to become a pioneer in the field of metallurgy. Mr. deFerrari's resume lists some very impressive positions including more than 40 years moving up the ladder at Abex Corporation, the former American Brake Shoe Company.
Formal nomination of deFerrari for the honorary degree was made by New Jersey Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi.
"Stevens is proud to honor Mr. deFerrari, someone who exemplifies what defines Stevens graduates," said Nariman Farvardin, President of Stevens. "Mr. deFerrari used the knowledge gained in his three years at Stevens to blaze a stellar career in metallurgy and, with persistence and ingenuity, rose to one of the highest positions within his company."
Mr. deFerrari retired from Abex in 1988 as Global Manager of Worldwide Foundry Research and Development. Since then he has held several public positions in Mahwah, New Jersey on the planning board and town council.
Mr. deFerrari's wife and daughter will accompany him as he receives the honor at the Stevens undergraduate graduation ceremony May 21, 2014 at the IZOD Center. Media wishing to attend should contact Danielle Woodruffe, Director of Public Relations, at dwoodruf (at) stevens.edu or 201.216.5139.
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Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University®, is a premier, private research university situated in Hoboken, N.J. overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Founded in 1870, technological innovation has been the hallmark and legacy of Stevens' education and research programs for more than 140 years. Within the university's three schools and one college, more than 6,100 undergraduate and graduate students collaborate with more than 350 faculty members in an interdisciplinary, student-centric, entrepreneurial environment to advance the frontiers of science and leverage technology to confront global challenges. Stevens is home to three national research centers of excellence, as well as joint research programs focused on critical industries such as healthcare, energy, finance, defense and STEM education and coastal sustainability. The university is consistently ranked among the nation's elite for return on investment for students, career services programs, and mid-career salaries of alumni. Stevens is in the midst of implementing a 10-year strategic plan, The Future. Ours to Create., designed to further extend the Stevens legacy to create a forward-looking and far-reaching institution with global impact.


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By Austin Chappell
Big 12 Campus Correspondent
Nick Hoheisel is the definition of an athlete.
He was a fullback at Kansas State, was named the team's Weightlifter of the Year in 2002 and is certified by the United States Weightlifting Federation. He is currently the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Oklahoma State women's basketball team, a position he has held for a year and a half.
He has the look of what some doctors might describe as, "a physical specimen."
However, Hoheisel's obstacles outside of athletics are unlike anything he has ever faced in a practice or a game. His dad, John, was a survivor of the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of 14 Wichita State University football players and 17 others in 1970.
The crash came years before Hoheisel was born, but it still plays a meaningful role in his life.
"I thank God every day that my dad was able to come out of that crash all right," Hoheisel said. "And that I have the opportunity to be here now."
Hoheisel then had to experience another horrific event when four members of the Oklahoma State University family lost their lives in a plane crash this past November.
The victims included OSU women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna, two people that Hoheisel worked with every day.
"Obviously at first, there's the shock and the stun, and even a surreal feeling," Hoheisel said. "That lasted for quite a while."
The event was tough to swallow for not only Hoheisel and Budke's players, but also the entire Oklahoma State community. The crash came only ten years after a plane crash killed 10 members of the OSU men's basketball team in 2001.
Hoheisel was just as down as everyone else surrounded by the accident. He had to try and coach a team who had just lost its coach, and its leader. He decided that he needed to talk to someone that could relate to the situation.
So, he called his dad.
"My dad had lost his head coach, and his best friend too," Hoheisel said. "We talked about what he went through at that time, and how you have to press on. One of the first things he asked was if Coach Budke was a tough guy. I said yes, and told him the he demanded a lot from the team. So my dad told me that you guys have to keep moving, if that's the type of guy that Coach Budke was."
With such a vast experience of weightlifting over the course of his life, Hoheisel had obviously gained plenty of physical strength. But after he talked with his dad, he grasped what he learned in the conversation and used his weightlifter's mentality to apply it to his job.
He pushes his players to stay strong. If his players get down, he reassures them to keep at it and stay motivated. He encourages his team to band together and use its team chemistry as a driving force.
He took the advice and ran with it.
"If Coach Budke was the type of person that kept charging on through tough times no matter what, then that is what you have to do as a staff," Hoheisel said. "You have to keep them moving, keep them going. If they need somebody to talk to, talk to them. You have to show them some love."
Hoheisel had only known Budke and Serna for a short time, but he had grown strong relationships with the two from doing what they do best: coaching.
"Coach Budke was great to me," Hoheisel said. "He trusted me, he respected me and he had faith in me. He turned over the coaching reigns on my side of things and simply asked me to show results. I couldn't have asked for a better guy to work for."
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Workshop Proceeding
Urban Forestry: Toward an Ecosystem Services Research Agenda (2013)Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
There is growing interest in understanding and quantifying the many benefits that trees provide to the urban environment; for instance, helping mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon; lowering demand for air conditioning by shading buildings; reducing air pollution and urban heat island effects; and intercepting water runoff to help control stormwater overflow problems. Research shows that exposure to trees and green spaces in metropolitan areas also provides many important socio-economic and mental health benefits. To investigate research directions in urban forestry, the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate held a workshop that brought together scientists and stakeholders with a wide diversity of interests to share information and perspectives. Discussion topics included current capabilities to characterize and quantify the benefits (and potential dis-benefits) of urban trees; key gaps in abilities to model, measure, and monitor such impacts; and the challenges of managing urban forests to optimize multiple ecosystem services simultaneously. Participants identified opportunities for enhancing collaboration and coordination on these issues among federal agencies, academic researchers, and other stakeholders. The workshop discussions indicated that enhanced collaboration and development of new research paradigms and tools is necessary, in order to fully understand the role of trees in the urban ecosystem.


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Use these performance nutrition tips to stay healthy.
When you think of ways to prevent the kinds of overuse injuries that commonly affect those who regularly participate in run training—such as runner's knee or plantar fasciitis—you probably don't think about nutrition. It's true that proper nutrition can do little to prevent injuries caused by factors such as overtraining or wearing the wrong type of running shoes. But specific eating habits can be an effective part of a comprehensive injury-prevention strategy that includes such measures as getting adequate muscle recovery and using the right equipment.
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After all, your diet creates the building blocks of your body structure. Just as a well-built house is more likely to survive an earthquake, a properly nourished body is better able to withstand, say, a rigorous half-marathon training plan. That said, here are four specific eating habits that will help you reduce your risk of injury.


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State prepares for adverse weather
Winter snow woes were replaced this week with another weather worry — tornadoes.
Severe Weather Awareness week started Sunday, just one day before severe weather swept through Catawba County, downing power lines and trees. No serious injuries or fatalities were reported, according to Catawba County Emergency Services director Bryan Blanton, but active tornado season is just starting.
North Carolinians experienced more tornados in the last three years than in the previous decade, with March, May and November being the deadliest months, according to a press release from Perdue's office.
Only Kansas, Texas and Nebraska reported more tornado activity than North Carolina.
"Last year, North Carolina ranked fourth in the nation with the total number of severe storms reported," Perdue said. "We know that these storms can strike quickly, and you may only have a few minutes warning.
That is why it is so critical to have emergency plans in place."
Newton-Conover Middle School students participated in a tornado drill Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., when Perdue encouraged all schools and government buildings statewide to practice the drill.
NCMS does the drill annually, and administrators review the drill's execution to determine if the school is prepared during an emergency.
If the drill isn't up to par, then the school will hold another in a few weeks.
"That's the good thing about a drill," said NCMS principal Jim Elliott.
Students filed into lines along NCMS hallways, got on their knees and covered their heads during the drill. Elliott and other school staff members walked along the hallways and watched to make sure everyone took the drill seriously.
Prior to the drill, Elliott followed protocol by announcing that the area was under a tornado watch, which means conditions are favorable for a tornado. A tornado warning is issued when a tornado is spotted in the area.
According to Perdue's office, tornados usually form during heavy thunderstorms when warm, moist air collides with cold air. Catawba County's communications center received a call Monday reporting a funnel-like cloud in the county, but a tornado was never confirmed.
In 2010, the NWS issued about 90 tornado warnings for North Carolina and recorded 26 tornadoes — one of which was confirmed in Claremont in October. Twelve of those storms included winds at least 100 miles per hour.
The state sustained at least $24 million in damage from the storm. Catawba County reported damages estimated at more than $6 million.
Residents are also asked to beware of other severe weather, such as lightning, floods or hail.
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-Go to the lowest floor of a building, such as a basement, interior room, hallway or closet;
-Stay away from rooms with high ceilings, like gymnasiums, or rooms with a lot of windows;
-Have an emergency plan with family members about where to meet and what to do in the event of adverse weather;
-Avoid motor-vehicle travel during reports of bad weather;
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Google-eBay Rivalry Heats Up
Many analysts were all but cackling over the recent exchange of blows between eBay and Google. It can be funny to see two large companies acting like a pair of schoolyard bullies to each other. But this isn't elementary school, it's business — and warrants closer examination.
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Topical Relevance of Links to a Site
Does it matter if inbound links are topically related? If it doesn't I've wasted 14 years of my life. – Eric Ward
That's a bold statement.
It's not likely that Google can spot all links that are topically related, but it's one of the most important factors in today's SEO. The topic, however, does not have to be a 100% exact match. A link from a site about credit cards to one about mortgages is still in the same space.
Also analyzed are the page topic, headlines, and text surrounding the anchor text.
Site Relevancy to the Search Query
Some examples are counterproductive: Wikipedia and About.com, which rank for all terms and cover just about everything except porn.
Site relevancy is more important for smaller websites that have less link popularity, because relevancy, after all, is the goal of all search engines. This is especially true now since the defusing of Google Bombs.
The Google Bomb is a technique that ranked websites for terms irrelevant to the content. The best example of a Google bomb is former US president George Bush's ranking for the keywords "miserable failure," which led to his official biography located on whitehouse.gov. Google bombing is as simple as getting links from various websites with targeted anchor text. In the Bush example, links to his biography page had the anchor text "miserable failure."
Google defused this by analyzing the relationship of the anchor text to the page being linked. If the two don't match, the link is discounted.
Going back to the topic of site relevancy to the search query: page relevancy is key, while site relevancy is less important if there is link popularity making up for it. Examples are About.com and Wiki. On the other hand, a razor-focused niche website definitely gets extra kudos.
Manual Site Ranking
To reframe a subheading: "Does Google somehow manually award websites with good rankings?"
There's a lot of speculation about this, but no real answers. Many quickly point to Wikipedia as proof, but we will never know for sure until someone comes clean from Google. My guess is that it makes sense to have this mechanism in place. Maybe Sergei, Larry and Eric have the switch… like a special briefcase to nuclear weapons that presidents carry.
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Low Quality External Links
You cannot control it if spammers link to you, but you have 100 percent control over external links. Links to link farms and spam networks can get you flagged as a part of the same neighborhood. Be careful who you link to.
Keyword Stuffing
Once a certain threshold is reached, a site may be flagged for review or penalized. The technique is somewhat useless if you want to rank for one phrase, but it's a different thing if you're stuffing combinations designed to rank for multiple phrases:
LA lawyer, lawyer in LA, new York lawyer, California lawyer, Michigan lawyer, Washington lawyer, Toronto lawyer, etc…
The best way to stuff keywords without being detected is do it naturally. Research 10 – 20 related key phrases and include them on the page as separate H headlines (or part of headlines). Keywords must have relatively low search volume to make this work.
Keyword-stuffed pages also suck to read. The search engines put much more weight on links than on keyword density.
Server Can't be Accessed by Robots
This is pretty straightforward. If your host is down, why should the search engines send visitors to your site?
Duplicate Content
Google is much more forgiving of duplicate content if a site has authority status. It generally wants one copy per search result, but this is not always true.
There's no problem if you feature quotes or very occasionally copy and post entire articles. Problems start when a site is a duplicate version of scraped content from around the web or when most pages are duplicate content. This is true even on search results. Many good sites rank with duplicate articles, but make up for it by having lots of original content.
SEO Chat did a test a while ago (I can't find the link, sorry) to see which search engine spots the source and gives credit to the original creator of the article. Believe it or not, Microsoft Live Search was best at this. I think Google is more concerned about keeping out sites that are entirely duplicates.
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Old sites with many trusted links can get away with spam links. Old sites in general can get away with much more crap than the newer ones, especially if the old sites are big corporations actively spending dough on AdWords.
If a site is new and only has spam links it will be stuck in the "low trust hole" for a long time. If the site has a healthy "good links to bad links ratio," then spam links won't affect it as much. The system uses a negative computation where 1 quality link may be discounted with a specific number of spam links (for example 100).
Google says that competitors can't hurt your rankings, which is not entirely true. Many SEOs can prove otherwise with spam links and other techniques. If you know what you're doing, according to some, you can bump down competitors. I have never seen it, but I have heard some people say they do it.
I would personally love to try dropping powerful competitors, like some large corporations, out of the top ranks. Aaron Wall of SEObook.com constantly states that corporations that spend millions on AdWords are allowed to engage in a lot of black hat practices. My guess would be that Aaron either tried to bump them down with no results, or did a lot of spam SEO on their behalf.
Link Selling/Buying
This is bad if you get spotted. It works if you can get away with it, but Google is getting better and better at spotting it.
Exact Title Tags Throughout Pages
These can discourage spiders from spidering an entire website. According to Aaron Wall, Chris Boggs and Marcus Tandler, it's the fastest way to get your site included in the supplemental index.
The supplemental index is a backup index where Google puts all the "crap." It serves results from the supplemental index only when there are not enough results in the main index.
Make sure you have unique title tags targeting different keywords throughout your website. Duplicate titles also miss a lot of long tail keywords, which send a lot of traffic.
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Image vs Text Links
Alt text is treated in a manner similar to the anchor text in image links.
Experts disagree on this one. Some state that text links are more valuable than image links, other say the opposite.
I would personally go for a text link if given a choice. We also have to consider the fact that not everyone uses the ALT attribute in image links. Webmasters clueless or careless about SEO may ignore ALT tags, and this is something that search engineers have to consider.
Image size also plays a role. Huge images may have more importance than smaller ones (this is just a guess).
Number of links from a Single Domain
There are a lot of arguments on this topic. Sitewide links still do the work, but may be discounted in some cases. A lot of purchased sitewides are placed in the footer, so this may be a sign of link buy to Google.
I know an authoritative domain that has plenty of sitewide links from unrelated websites that does just fine in search results.
The authority and trust factor of the linking site matters a lot. Sitewide links also pass more overall page rank (due to a higher amount of pages), but that flow might be blocked to prevent unnatural SERP influence.
Home Page vs Deep Links
Both are important. We can't say that home page links are more important than deep links, nor can we state otherwise. Home page and deep links are part of the overall SEO strategy. Make sure to get enough of both.
Location of link on page
Footer links tend to have less value than purely editorial links within content. Blogrolls may be devalued a bit as well. We've covered Microsoft research in this area, so it's a good guess that search engines take link position as a cue. This is even more true in the anti-paid-link web economy, where Google is doing everything to detect paid links.
It also depends on the authority of the site linking out.
One-Way Links and Reciprocals
One-way links are more valuable than reciprocals. One-way links indicate a vote, while reciprocals hint at manipulation. Focus on one-way links as your strategy.
Reciprocals were abused in the past, so search engine place far less weight on them. I think it's okay to exchange links with good partners and very related sites, but on a limited scale.
If you are going to exchange, link out to deep pages rather than a generic "partners" page.
Blog networks tend to link within themselves a lot, and Google seems to be okay with it, because it's natural. If site A mentions X in an article and X mentions A in an article as well – is that a reciprocal link? Or a natural link? I think the latter is true.
In the next article we will continue to look at links, source code, the amount of out bound links, total links on page, links to content ratio, URL and much more.


text: Alumni Profiles Leslie Blickenstaff '94Co-founder of The Patagonia Foundation Leslie Blickenstaff '94Co-founder of The Patagonia Foundation Leslie Blickenstaff '94 Attorney, Co-Founder of the Patagonia Foundation by Alix Roy '07 This profile originally appeared in Bowdoin magazine, Vol. 77, No. 1, Fall 2005 In 2002, after practicing as an employment lawyer for nearly five years, Leslie Blickenstaff '94 took a time-out to reevaluate her life. While asking herself the typical self-revealing question, "Am I truly happy?", she came to the realization that something was lacking. "I wanted to feel passionate about something, and I wanted to do something that made a positive difference in other people's lives." At the risk of losing the steady salary and security she had earned through her five years of work at the Boston-based firm of Goodwin Procter LLP, Blickenstaff took a six-month leave of absence in a small town in Chilean Patagonia called Coyhaique. What began as a temporary escape from her professional life, quickly morphed into a service project that would provide the direction and sense of purpose Blickenstaff craved. In the weeks before her graduation from Bowdoin in 1994, Blickenstaff, like many of her classmates, had difficulty translating her interests into tangible career options. Although Spanish had been a long-time passion, she put it aside and applied to law school, much to the disappointment of her Spanish Professor and mentor John Turner. Eight years later however, Bllickenstaff found herself once again immersed in the Spanish language and overtaken with what she describes as the "vast, wild, lonely, powerful, fragile, and unbelievably beautiful" Patagonian region of southern Chile. Living in an environment so drastically different from her previous urban surroundings was the perfect remedy for Blickenstaff. "Patagonia is a place where I can escape the pressures of the modern world to a place where the power of nature alone dwarfs just about any other concern I may have in my life." Her passion for the Patagonian region led to Blickenstaff's involvement with groups working to preserve its natural beauty, which is threatened by increases in logging, oil exploration, and over fishing. In 2002, Blickenstaff co-founded The Patagonian Foundation (TPF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable development throughout Patagonia. Recently, TPF sponsored its first project in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park, a world-famous tourist destination that has seen attendance rise from 17,000 to 100,000 visitors over the past decade. To help the Chilean park service address the increased demands on the park's infrastructure, TPF partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to create a volunteer trail maintenance project. Over thirty volunteers from the United States and Chile participated in the effort, which focused on rebuilding and re-routing heavily used park trails, and training Chilean park rangers in trail building and maintenance. Blickenstaff has since returned to her job as attorney, however with the help of her law firm she is now able to balance her "real job" and her commitment to TPF. Today she is grateful for her skills as an attorney, which enable her to provide TPF with valuable advice and guidance. In return, TPF allows Blickenstaff to exercise her Spanish skills and make a difference in the lives of Patagonians. Looking back on her decisions, Blickenstaff is confident that her choices will continue to yield positive results. "I firmly believe that change is necessary to learn and grow. Hopefully by making changes in my own life I can make a difference in Patagonia as well." The most rewarding aspect of Blickenstaff's work with TPF has been the opportunity to help others, an opportunity she extends to the Bowdoin community. More information on upcoming projects in November 2005 and March 2006 can be found by visiting www.thepatagonianfoundation.org. Story posted on November 02, 2005 « Back | More Alumni Profiles | Go to News Home


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Step aside Kate Walker, Randy has a new virtual girlfriend - Mona De Lafitte. Ah, I dream of losing my soul in those deep, unblinking eyes; of caressing that cold and clammy skin and those blood-red lips, . . wait a minute, that really is blood on those lips! Unfortunately, Mona is a lady of the night. No, not that kind of 'lady' you silly. Ms. De Lafitte is a vampire, a bloodsucker, a manananggal, a nosferatu, the Queen of the Damned, but with one teeny, tiny complication – she refuses to admit that she has crossed over to the dark side. Sigh, there's always a complication to these virtual relationships. Still, I hear the tinkle of her voice in my sleep; glimpse that slinky figure approaching as through a haze and feel a strangely icy, yet refreshing pinch on my neck…
The above paragraph was the last time we heard from Randy - though some staff members have reported seeing someone who looks like him outside their bedroom windows late at night - and have asked Greg Collins to step in and finish this review.
As the late Mona de Lafitte herself might put it, "Vare to begin, mon vieux?" First, has there been a more eagerly, even feverishly anticipated adventure game in recent years than A Vampyre Story from Autumn Moon Entertainment? This was to be the magic bullet to restore the adventure game to its rightful place of prominence in the video game marketplace. This was to be the return, however convoluted the path, of LucasArts brilliance to the genre, in the considerable personage of Bill Tiller, the man responsible for the background art in the Curse of Monkey Island. Ah, mes amis, we have all been the lost tribe roaming aimlessly around the Sinai peninsula since the dismantling of the adventure division up at Skywalker Ranch.
After that plague of locusts walloped Northern California, the high priests of adventuredom scattered to the four winds, landing here, there, everywhere and nowhere. Tim Shafer ventured forth to produce, most notably, Psychonauts. A bunch of 'em kicked off Telltale Games and reignited the Sam and Max engine. And now, Mr. Tiller, with his new company Autumn Moon, has not only done the background art for AVS, but directed as well. You know, you have to give all these guys a lot of credit. They all probably could have gotten gainfully employed at id, Rockstar or some other head-banger production house, but they've stayed true to the adventure game ideal. They're putting their careers where their mouths are. George Lucas may have jumped Guybrush's ship, but these stalwarts are still lashed to the wheel.
None of which, of course, tells you how much fun A Vampyre Story is to play. Well, AVS is terrific fun to play. However, a number of people out there are hopping mad over a number of issues. I've read reviews complaining that Mona, the lead character, isn't detailed enough. Others complain that the game is too easy. That it's buggy. That certain puzzles don't make sense. That it's too short. That the acting is campy. Well, with great expectations come high standards. While it's true that AVS is not without its faults, I do believe some folks have been fixating on its shortcomings and not enough on its strengths.
I suppose I should provide a few particulars about the plot before anything else. Mona, an opera singer turned vampiress, is the lead character in AVS. Her goal is to escape the obsessive attentions of her vampire captor Baron Shrowdy von Kiefer, and return to her former life in Paree as a budding opera star. As the game begins, she's trapped in the baron's Draxylvanian island castle. The subplot has it that poor Mona refuses to believe Shrowdy has indeed made her into a vampire, but over the course of the game she comes to learn more about her new nature and its peculiar traits, favorable and unfavorable. Actually, the most interesting plot points in AVS have to do with what transpired before the game opens. One might argue that instead of chapter one, plot-wise, this game is chapter two, or even chapter three. There's a whole, rather elaborate back story of Mona training to be a singer in Paris, then succumbing to Shrowdy, and then a fairly long period spent in Castle Warg, wherein, not least of all, she rescues and befriends her wisecracking bat sidekick Froderick. I only just recently noticed that there's an entire story played out in storybook images during the opening credits of Mona learning to sing, coming to Paris, and, apparently, being double-crossed by a conniving competitor at the Paris Opera. As for the Castle Warg episode, the writers have shoe-horned a lot of that into the game's dialogue, especially the Abbott-and-Costello banter between Mona and Froderick.
Come to think of it, this game has a boatload of subplots. Clearly the writers whipped up far more than they could pack into this one game. There is, for instance, a rather long explanation about a pair of local constables and their lifelong sibling rivalry which seems to have virtually nothing to do with the game. I would say that gamers who like plot will have a field day with AVS. It already has a mythology to rival far more developed franchises. The one subplot that left me completely confused has to do with an elderly gypsy woman who is either helping or hunting Mona. I can't tell which. Then there's Baron Shrowdy's mum, a witch, who has mysteriously departed the scene long since, after searching for some sort of super spell. Plus there's the raven Edgar who has his own life story, and the gargoyle Rufus with his fairly elaborate employment history with the von Kiefers. Even Mona's horse Buttercup has a somewhat lengthy, mildly tragic tale to tell. And yes, pretty much everyone and everywhere in the story has a funny name except for the gypsy woman, who's called Madame Strigoi. Don't know how she escaped being tagged Madame Stoli or Bev Stroganoff, but there you have it. Since this is the first episode of what appears to be several, the detailed environment and character histories make sense. But I think a little too much of it leaked out into this installment.
The biggest shock of this game, to me, was the stunningly abrupt "to be continued" ending. This notion of it being episode one is not exactly played up on the game's official website. The cliffhanger ending is a successful gimmick when you're watching a TV show or a Saturday serial, but not necessarily when you're playing a game that set you back thirty bucks. The Monkey Island series (four games) each came to a satisfying conclusion, for instance. Well, time and sales will tell.
Wait, wasn't I supposed to be explaining why you'll love AVS? Well, I'm getting to that. Right now I'd like to delve into some of the serious complaints gamers have had about this game. Most notably the dreaded dual dead ends issue. Autumn Moon claims the patch now available on the game's official website fixes both bugs, although I've read elsewhere on the web that may not be the case. Personally, I ran into neither of the dead ends, but I know they've been generating a lot of criticism out there in cyberspace. I read at least two reviews where the reviewer stopped playing the game altogether after encountering the first dead end. That's fairly drastic. Except there's nothing worse in a game than a dead end; that is, a situation where you don't realize you can't complete the game. The first one in AVS involves a certain container and when and where to fill it. The other has to do with, as I understand it, getting back out of a certain area. It's the first, though, that seems to have most people lathered up. The reason I avoided it is that I had played the demo and knew I needed the item in a certain condition later in the game. I hope that the patch works because I'd hate to see a regrettable mistake like this prevent people from enjoying the game.
The other thing that has many people worked up is a certain elaborate "assembly" puzzle in the game that doesn't, to put it mildly, go according to plan. This problem seems to me far less serious than the dead ends. I understand and sympathize with players who griped about this puzzle, but I do think it's possible to get through it without too much agony. I also think that the game does provide more clues for its completion than some people are suggesting. Though AVS is not exactly a cranium cruncher, puzzle-wise, it does behoove you to "look" at most things. Many important clues are provided in the item descriptions and the dialogue. If anything, I thought this puzzle suffered only from being a little too simple. It involves following instructions and progressing through steps to create something, and at first it reminded me of one of my favorite adventure game puzzles, the lab sequence in that cruelly under-appreciated game The Riddle of Master Lu.
One of the great trademarks of the old LucasArts adventures was that the puzzles were ingenious, fair and usually amusing. I played every LucasArts adventure and had to use a walkthrough only once, in LeChuck's Revenge. This is not because I'm smart, but because the games were so brilliantly put together. Anyone can make a puzzle difficult. All you do is hide the solution. What is difficult to do is to make the puzzle fun and challenging to solve without resorting to combination locks and other cop-outs. I think they did that in AVS. It's true, as some have complained, the game is not difficult. Hell, even I didn't get stuck for long while playing it. But that's not because the solutions are simple or obvious, but because the puzzles have been well constructed. In fact, I would argue that AVShas some of the best puzzle design since those venerable LucasArts classics. I also would argue that the puzzles in AVS have been rather well integrated into the plot, and with the characterizations. I'm going to give one example that I hope is not giving away too much as a means of illustration. When she reaches Vlad's Landing, Mona comes face to face with her true vampiric nature, and she struggles with it at first. However, a couple of the puzzles naturally lead her to accept her new powers (one that involves her front teeth). While you're solving the puzzle, Mona is learning to live with herself. That's far more sophisticated than finding the gold key and inserting it into the silver lock. That takes real writing, real plotting, real integration of plot and puzzle. Finally, Mona gets to "employ" her newfound ability on a skunk who really deserves it, and, presto, both she and you have grown comfortable with her new power. Otherwise, acting like a vampire could be quite the turn off for many players. After all, this is an adventure game, where people don't go around blasting everyone's head off, then chuckling while reloading.
But the puzzle designers of AVS went one even better, in my opinion. They may even have created a whole new type of puzzle. I'm speaking of the "ghost" inventory item. In most adventure games, LucasArts classics included, the main character wanders around sticking more and more improbable items into his inventory. In a game like Curse of Monkey Island, the designers have fun with the convention by showing Guybrush literally dropping everything down the front of his pirate pants. Most games simply accept the convention by ignoring the illogic of it. In AVS, Mona doesn't pick up anything large until she's actually going to use it. Instead she puts the "idea" of doing something with that object into her inventory. Then, when the time is ripe, she flies around collecting the items and using them. Brilliant. Not only logical, but entertaining. In fact, I don't think the game designers developed this idea enough. Mostly, Mona flies around collecting one or two items to use. But why not have her assemble a whole Rube Goldberg list of things? Maybe even in a precise order. This could become a whole new type of complex puzzle, where the hero has to find everything, and combine everything properly, before it will work.
During the game you also acquire two important volumes. The first is Shrowdy's mom's spell book and the second is a "Vampirism for Dumkopfs" primer. In this installment, Mona has access to only one spell in the former and the first chapter in the latter, but it seems clear both of these tomes will figure large throughout the series. Mona also can "use" Froderick as an inventory item, the way Sam employs Max, although somewhat less cavalierly. These devices help expand the adventure game puzzle vocabulary and are to be applauded. I'm only surprised that you don't get to "play" as Froderick in certain situations, another good way to expand a game's possibilities.
Another thing I loved about AVS is that both Mona and Froderick are game for pretty much everything.AVS employs the same "action disk" device as Curse where when you left click on an item a cross (odd choice for a vampire) pops up allowing you to look, use, talk (or other oral activity), or fly (as a bat) with or to that item. In most adventure games, when you choose a clearly inappropriate action you hear back something like this: "No, you idiot." Mona and Froderick almost always give it a try no matter how improbable, often with amusing results. And occasionally with productive results. Autumn Moon realizes that fun is the main objective in a game.
The Autumn Mooners clearly lavished a lot of time on the story, on the characters, and on the art. Not too surprisingly, with Bill Tiller at the helm, or at the tiller I suppose, this is one gorgeous looking game. I still think Curse of Monkey Island is one of the most beautiful games ever made, and A Vampyre Story is its equal, or nearly so. Moreover, AVS uses something called multi-plane backgrounds, where two or more backgrounds shift left or right to give the illusion of depth. It works quite well. (As it did, incidentally, as a common scenery convention on the stage in the 19th century.) The characters are in 3D and they also fit in beautifully. Lots of games have beautiful scenery, but their art is not Art. Bill Tiller is a real artist. It's as though they got Vincent Van Gogh to do the backgrounds for a game.
Another exceptional aspect of A Vampyre Story is the soundtrack. Composed by Pedro Macedo Camacho, it is the equal of Mr. Tiller's artwork. Honestly, I usually don't even notice the music in a game. But when was the last time you found yourself whistling a tune from a game you've just been playing? The score of AVS is the best I've come across since the one Fatman did for The 7th Guest. It could easily stand alone as a chart-topping pop album. I watched the closing credits of AVS I don't know how many times just to hear the snatches of the score played during it.
I played A Vampyre Story on my mediocre-spec PC running the Windows 7 beta. I did have some problems installing the game and have read on the web of other technical headaches encountered by others. As my 'late?' editor Randy Sluganski forgot to send me the manual, I played the entire game not realizing I could right click on the exit arrows to jump to the next screen, or pump the space bar to cancel almost every animated scene, including spoken dialogue and even Mona's traipsing from place to place.
To me, A Vampyre Story looks, sounds and plays like a long lost LucasArts game. The few mistakes are unfortunate, but by and large Bill Tiller and Autumn Moon got it right. They put the emphasis where it belongs, making a rich, beautiful game that's a lot of fun to play. They very nearly even got the dialogue and the humor right. They clearly tried their darnedest to make as clever a game as Curse. At times they succeed. The characters in AVS are just as colorful as the ones in Curse. I especially liked the Iron Maiden and the Ghostly Nun, and even Rufus and Edgar. Their stories are every bit as wacky and rich as Mr. Goodsoup and Lemonhead. But Curse is still heads and shoulders above most games, even this one, because the folks who wrote Curse understood that to be truly funny a character has to be deadly in earnest. Both Mona and Froderick are funny, have some good lines, and make some pretty wild comments, but they both are winking at you while joking. In Curse, the characters not only have a perfect deadpan, but they really believe in what they're doing. Lemonhead really is serious about being a vegetarian cannibal. Captain Blondbeard really wants to succeed as a fast-food proprietor. Even LeChuck is deadly in earnest about winning Elaine's hand.
They also didn't prune the dialogue trees enough in AVS. At times, especially when you get to Vlad's Landing, you think you're never going to get back to pointing and clicking. There are a dozen characters scattered about, all of whom have reams of back story to fill Mona and Froderick in on. One of the funniest lines in the game, and there are many, has Froderick warning Mona that if she returns to talk to Madame Strigoi, she'll get stuck listening to hours more of exposition.
It's grading time and, honestly, I'd give an A to most things in A Vampyre Story. Certainly the artwork and the music. They're among the best ever. I'd also give an A to the puzzles, if it weren't for the mildly unforgivable screw-up of the dead ends. I even thought the acting was top-notch, though there are a couple of places where Mona drops out of her fetching impression of Teri Garr in Young Frankenstein. This game, like so many adventures nowadays, came out first in Europe and I can't help wondering if Mona has a comic Bavarian accent in the German version. Draxylvania is certainly a very cosmopolitan place. There are funny accents from all over the world. Brooklyn, New Jersey, Minsk, you name it. But all in good fun and mostly well voiced. As for the grand prize letter grade, I award an A- to AVS, demoted from top honors only by its unfortunate technical problems, its excessive talkiness and its sneaky, "See you next game!" ending. Honestly, if you played it and were rubbed the wrong way by the glitches, apply the patch and give it another shot. Mona may be only a campy vampire, but her heart, and the game's, are in the right place.
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First pic was March 21st, Second pic was taken May 4th, yesterday. So a little more than 6 weeks progress. I have gained 1 inch of muscle mass in my biceps. I lost 5 inches total in my hips, the love handle area. Love handles should be completely gone in a few weeks. I also lost 2 inches of fat in my thighs, measuring at the biggest part of my thigh. I finally have some muscle definition in my arms, thighs, calves, and abs! I'm one very happy mama!
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2013: Played in all nine games with eight starts on the defensive line as a senior … CoSIDA Academic All-District … Academic All-NEFC … finished with 18 tackles … three stops, including one for a loss, at Becker (9/14) … three more tackles vs. Curry (10/5) … in on a pair of tackles against Nichols (10/18) … career-best six tackles at Western New England (10/26).
2012: Played in a career-high eight games … moved from the offensive line to the defensive line during the season … Academic All-NEFC … finished with three tackles … recorded solo stops at Nichols (10/27) and at Endicott (11/3).
2011: Appeared in four games as a reserve along the offensive line … Academic All-NEFC.
2010: Played in four games along the offensive line … No. 1 on the depth chart at right tackle at the end of the season … in on one tackle at Endicott (11/6).
Off The Field at MIT: Majoring in materials science and engineering … minor in political science … internship with a consulting firm in Chile … research with the MIT Photovoltaic Lab … research with the Anikeeva Group at MIT … GEL Program … treasurer for Delta Tau Delta.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Brighton High School.


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BOND MEASURE K Passed in November 2014
Measure K, a $295 million school facilities bond, was approved by 64.84% of the voters. The ballot measure read:
"To avoid overcrowding at Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook and Monta Vista High Schools by building the new classrooms and facilities needed to serve a growing student population, updating computer network capability and science labs, upgrading classroom computers and technology, and replacing, acquiring, constructing and renovating school facilities shall the Fremont Union High School District issue $295 million in bonds at interest rates within the legal limit with annual audits and all expenditures monitored by an Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee?"
A list of the projects approved by the Board of Trustees at the April 5, 2016 Board Meeting can be found by clicking here.
BOND MEASURE B Passed in June 2008
Measure B, a 67.1% voter-approved $198 million school facilities bond, will provide funds needed to continue to renovate and modernize Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook, and Monta Vista High Schools.
Measure B funds will be used to:
- Create a dedicated Technology Fund that will allow the district to upgrade and maintain classroom computers and related technology;
- Build new science labs;
- Construct the new classrooms needed to avoid overcrowding;
- Replace aging heating, lighting, plumbing and electrical systems;
- Improve energy efficiency at each high school;
- Create classrooms/labs designed for career and technical education classes that supplement traditional college preparatory courses;
- Upgrade and improve athletic facilities and fields;
- Improve campus safety and security;
- Upgrade and improve emergency communications systems; and
- Add solar power and make the dollars now spent on utility bills available to support classroom programs
BOND MEASURE H Passed in April 1998
Our Facilities Modernization Program began with the passage of a $144 million bond measure on April 14, 1998 with 79% approval. All classrooms at our five high schools—Cupertino, Fremont, Homestead, Lynbrook, and Monta Vista—have been modernized, providing an environment more conducive to teaching and learning. Each high school has a new library building or an updated, modern library facility. Student-centered facilities have been modernized including drama and music areas along with gyms and locker rooms (Monta Vista High School work is still in progress). Several new buildings have been constructed including field houses (gym without bleachers) on two campuses and a very large gym/classroom building on one campus. The District has added an additional 160,000 square feet of classroom/library/gym space.
The front of the school has changed dramatically with the new arch entrance that mirrors the design of the new field house.Every instructional classroom has been remodeled and updated. New facilities include an eight-classroom science building, field house (practice gym), dance studio, and swimming pool. Other key venues that were remodeled include a performing arts theatre, gym/locker rooms, library, cafeteria, and administration building. The physical and instructional environment has been dramatically improved for students and staff.
The eighty-year-old campus has been wonderfully transformed. A sparkling new library and state-of-the-art music building have been constructed and older buildings have been updated and remodeled. The addition of an Olympic sized swimming pool and pool house complete this evolution to a world-class campus while maintaining the integrity of the historic main buildingThe school has the feel of a college campus with the new amphitheater and arched library building in the center of the campus.
All classroom areas, the cafeteria, gymnasiums, and auditorium have been renovated, and a new library, swimming pool, and music building addition have been completed. In 2006 a scoreboard was added in the aquatics center, an impressive mural and acoustics were added to the gymnasium, and a state-of-the-art sound system was installed in the auditorium.The new library is stunning with one wall of glass facing the oak tree in the quad in front of the school.
All instructional spaces have been remodeled, providing new and improved facilities in the core curricular areas, as well as in the support areas, including the library, gymnasiums (including new field house), swimming pool, locker rooms, auditorium, drama, and music room. The new library building on the back of the campus beautifully mirrors the design of the other school buildings.
In fall 2007, the school completed renovation of the administration building, ASB office, career center and the cafeteria, bringing to close an eight-year modernization project. Already completed were the new visual and performing arts building and a 33,000 square foot complex housing a new gym and fourteen new classrooms. An expanded library media center and renovated auditorium opened in September 2005. New athletic facilities, including a new swimming pool and a renovated gymnasium, opened in the fall 2006. The renovated auditorium and library are outstanding facilities.


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CLIFTON PARK -- Rep. Paul Tonko, a Democrat, and challenger Bob Dieterich, a Republican, stayed close to their party lines during a candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County Tuesday.
Both candidates are vying to represent the 20th Congressional District, which includes the southern half of Saratoga County.
While Tonko showed support for a number of Obama's policies -- including his health care law, energy policy, approach to cutting military spending and foreign policy -- Dieterich took pains to separate himself from his party leadership.
"I don't need to talk to my party to see what I should do," he said.
Their closing statements succinctly presented the two men's positions.
"We can't do everything," Dieterich said. "There is a reality. If we go on, it will hurt the most vulnerable. We are causing the middle class to vanish. Congress doesn't have a handle on our finances."
Tonko agreed that the middle class is at a crossroads.
"It's a make or break moment for them," he said. "We must end tax cuts for millionaires and tighten our belts. We cut where we can so we can invest where we must."
Two other sets of candidates also appeared at the forum -- incumbent Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I-Glenville) and Democratic challenger Michele Draves, both campaigning to represent the 112th Assembly District, and incumbent Sen. Hugh Farley (R,C, I-Niskayuna) and Democratic challenger Madelyn Thorne, both vying to represent 49th State Senate District.
The forum, which drew about 80 people, marked the only time Tedisco and Draves have faced off during their campaign.
The two candidates handled nine questions in a cordial manner, staking out divergent views right from the start. Both described similar blue-collar upbringings, but beyond that, they did not agree on much.
On the question of ethics legislation, Draves said she supports waiting for a report from the legislature's Ethics Committee on a sexual harassment scandal revolving around Assemblyman Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn).
Tedisco, who has been a Republican in a Democrat-controlled Assembly for 30 years, did not hold back.
"(Lopez) has to resign and (Speaker) Sheldon Silver has to pay you back," he told the audience. "We should be problem-solvers, we shouldn't be trying to pay away problems like this or sweep it under the rug and do it in secrecy."
Draves said unfunded mandates could be reduced or eliminated if the millionaire's tax was reinstated.
"Why are we not doing this?" she asked. "This would put $2 billion into the state budget."
Tedisco contended, as he has in the past, that the state doesn't have a revenue issue, it has a spending issue.
On the topic of same- sex marriage, the two again took opposing views: Draves supports it and Tedisco opposes it.
Farley and Thorne fielded questions on many of the same issues as Tedisco and Draves.
On the issue of same-sex marriage, Thorne said she is a supporter and will remain so.
"It's a matter of dignity and fairness to all Americans," she said.
Farley holds the opposite view.
"I didn't support it," he said. "I have no quarrel with civil ceremonies. I have to do what I think is right and what most of my constituents think is right."
Farley said that under Gov. Andrew Cuomo the state's opposing legislative forces are finally working together.
Thorne said the credit for many of Farley's successes should be given to Cuomo. She labeled the state's minimum wage of $7.25 an hour "immoral."
The challenger also called on legislators to start giving taxpayers their due by becoming the full-time legislators they are being paid to be.


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Work/Life Balance Panel brings student leaders and professional women together
Radford University President Penelope W. Kyle joined four other professional women on Tuesday in Heth Hall for The Work/Life Balance Panel with student leaders on the challenges of balancing career, family and self.
The discussion featured the president; Beth Dalton '92; Kathy Jordan, M.S.'82; Emily Hite '06; Casey Henshaw M.S. '03; and moderator Jenessa Steele, assistant professor of psychology, in a wide-ranging, and sometimes poignant, talk about success and sacrifice. The panelists offered advice, shared stories and reflected with the more than 30 students and faculty member on their varied careers in education, law enforcement, business and social services and as devoted family women. According to Sociology Department Chair Jeanne Mekolichick-Jakoubek, the event was part of the university's ongoing effort to better prepare RU students for the next step in their lives.
"As one who is set to go out into the workforce soon, the chance to hear from such a diverse group of women that I can make it was a great learning experience," said Misty Daniel, a senior majoring in sociology and religious studies. "They are working to balance their lives and achieve their goals and I have big goals too."
Career development and planning was one of many topics covered and Kyle reflected on a transformational moment for her – entering law school. "That was when life really changed for me," she said. "The students that I met there were the most aggressive, focused people I had ever been around and they really challenged me."
The need and value of role models or mentors was another topic of discussion and Beth Dalton, a managing broker of the Blacksburg office of Long and Foster Real Estate, said, "I had several people who helped me along the way and one of the most valuable pieces of advice one shared with me was that I don't have to be perfect as long as I do my best."
Changes occurring in the workplace could benefit the women who are now launching their careers said Kyle. "There are more and more women ahead of you who are pursuing the careers you are. So you will find the female mentors who can help you advance and find the healthy balance," she said.
Jordan, lead consultant of Success Associates and a career transition specialist, called work/life balance "elusive" and "individual," but encouraged the students to persevere by focusing on one aspect as they work through the inevitable struggles. Hite, a corporal in the Radford City Police Department, summed up her battle to balance it all by saying, "You take what life throws at you, get through it, and when you get it done, that is balance."
Hite enjoyed the opportunity to share her experiences as a professional and stepmother. "It is inspiring to talk to the next generation and I hope what I offer can help them be successful," she said.


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Trinity Baptist welcomes new youth pastor
Trinity Baptist Church in Sweetwater has been seeing a new face on the campus of their church, as Emmanuel Jimenez was recently hired at the start of November as the church's new youth pastor.Jimenez grew up in Bangs, Texas and is the youngest of four children. While his goal is to bring seventh through twelfth graders to grow up knowing Christ, his upbringing was on the opposite end of the spectrum.His family was affected by issues with anger, drug addiction, alcoholism, abuse and divorce. And because he looked up to his two older brothers--who both unfortunately spent some time in prison, he recalled the beginning of following down the same path.But as a seventh grader, Jimenez became a follower of Jesus after being invited to attend a Wednesday night youth service. "I'm so thankful for the youth pastor and church family that God provided for me growing up. They discipled me, loved me and supported me unconditionally," he said. "I believe that I would be another negative statistic had God not given them a burden for youth ministry. That's where I met Godly role models."He continued to be involved with the church, and as a high school freshman attended an event called YEC (Youth Evangelism Conference). It was at this time where he finally addressed the leading of God to go into ministry. "I thought my family was too messed up for me to be a minister and for God to use me," he recollected.Emmanuel has served at First Baptist Church (FBC) Santa Anna, FBC Carrizo Springs, and most recently at Central Baptist Church in Round Rock, TX. He is married to his bride Bethany; the couple met at Howard Payne University, where Emmanuel received a BA in Christian Studies with a Focus in Bible at the school located in Brownwood. Emmanuel and Bethany desire to help students and families to not just come to Church but to be the Church. They want to see families of the Church grow in their love for the Lord and each other, while also partnering with them to reach out to families and students in the community who desperately need Jesus.Jimenez shared that there are three ways for local youth to get connected to the Trinity Baptist youth ministry. On Wednesday nights, their large-group gathering offers worship, fun, challenging message and a safe environment to build healthy relationships. "This is the perfect place to take the next step in connecting with students at Trinity," he stated.On Sunday mornings at 9:30, the youth meet together for worship and announcements before splitting up into three classes: middle school, ninth and tenth grade, and a class from high school juniors and seniors.And on Sunday nights at 6 p.m., Jimenez says that this time allows the youth group to "go deeper," in which their current study is called "The Gospel and World Religions." "At these classes we learn what other religions believe and how we can lovingly share the Bible's timeless truth and Good News with people of these faiths," he said. "I hope every student can be a part of this study."


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Bees will be a special feature at the Highfield Historic Site in Stanley, Tasmania, when it hosts the Circular Head Garden Spectacular on October 21.
Highlights will include a mini bee expo that will cover all aspects of keeping bees, including honey production and the bees' role in pollinating food crops and ornamental gardens.
There will also be a competition where youngsters can dress up as bees or butterflies.
Special guests will include TV personality Tino Carnevale from ABC's Gardening Australia.
There will also be a talk by Gregory Milner from Melbourne's Marjorie Milner College – now in its 71st year – which will include a floristry demonstration. Milner will double as judge for this year's major competitions.
Visitors will enjoy a full day of flowers, plants and admiring pretty foliage. And, of course, there will be lots of food and wine.
The event will run from 9am-5pm.
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What weighed more than 100 tons and spanned three-quarters of a mile on one of New York's busiest streets? Find out when you watch Paley on Park Avenue: New York City.
The WXXI production follows world-renowned sculptor, Albert Paley, as he creates 13 original sculptures that graced the median of one of the nation's best known avenues from June 14 through November 8, 2013.
WXXI was granted unprecedented access to Paley and his studios to document the creation of these pieces for a one-hour documentary that shares Paley's incredible journey. Paley on Park Avenue: New York City is narrated by Emmy Award-winning journalist, photographer, and artist Jay Schadler.
Paley on Park Avenue: New York City follows the project from conception to installation. It also shares personal stories about the sculptor, his work, and the Park Avenue project from Paley, his wife Frances, his staff, and community leaders.
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The big book on MICA's (nearly) 200-year history is now available at the Decker Library and the MICA Store
Posted 03.03.11 by Katherine Cowan
On November 3, 1825, in a large assembly room on South Charles Street a group of Baltimore's leading citizens met to organize a new educational institution they called 'The Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts.'
Thus begins the story of MICA, and the text of MICA: Making History / Making Art by Douglas L. Frost. This book was developed over many years, drawing upon hundreds of documents -- texts and images -- from sources held in the MICA Archives at the Decker Library & Media Resources Collection and in other collections in Baltimore and beyond.
Douglas Frost, MICA's Vice President for Development Emeritus, undertook the project upon retirement after 40 years of service to the College in the course of which he became the school's de facto historian.
Designed in the Baltimore office of international design firm Pentagram by MICA faculty Abbott Miller and Jeremy Hoffman '00, and printed by Schmitz Press in Sparks, MD, the book's large format provides plenty of space to appreciate distinctive imagery from nearly two centuries of Baltimore's and MICA's interwoven history.
The Decker Library has circulating copies available, plus two copies reserved for in-house use.
The MICA Store has the book in stock for purchase on a walk-in basis and also online. See this page for more information and a link to purchase online.
MICA's website has an Historical Timeline that can serve as an introduction to the narrative and imagery.
- Students reading in the Library, ca. 1925. MICA Archives (on the Library/MRC homepage)
- Cover of MICA: Making History / Making Art (above, this page)